- Active
- Exited
This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
We are invested in Afri Flowers Holding B.V. (Afriflora)/Flamingo Horticulture Ltd (Flamingo) through SGI Ethiopia Growth and Transformation Fund, which is managed by Schulze Global Ethiopia GP.
We do not hold direct relationships with the companies that investment funds invest in. Instead, we hold relationships directly with the fund. When investing through investment funds, British International Investment takes an active role as a limited partner to the fund, working with the fund manager to ensure best practices, including in environment, social and governance matters, and investment management oversight.
Key facts
- Status:
- Active
- Region
:
Since 2012, we’ve only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
- Africa, East Africa
- Countries:
- Ethiopia
- Sector
:
We have seven priority sectors. However, we continue to invest outside these sectors, largely in the most challenging regions, as new investment supporting any sector helps to underpin the private sector, and create jobs and livelihoods for people.
- Food and agriculture
- Investment type
:
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund:
- SGI Ethiopia Growth and Transformation Fund
- Fund Manager:
- Schulze Global Ethiopia GP
- Start date
:
For direct investments, this is the date British International Investment committed capital to the business or project.
For funds, this is the date that British International Investment committed capital to the fund.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
- August 2018
- Domicile
:
This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
- Ethiopia
This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
We are invested in Afri Flowers Holding B.V. (Afriflora)/Flamingo Horticulture Ltd (Flamingo) through Ninety One Africa Credit Opportunities Fund (Investec), which is managed by Investec Asset Management.
We do not hold direct relationships with the companies that investment funds invest in. Instead, we hold relationships directly with the fund. When investing through investment funds, British International Investment takes an active role as a limited partner to the fund, working with the fund manager to ensure best practices, including in environment, social and governance matters, and investment management oversight.
Key facts
- Status:
- Active
- Region
:
Since 2012, we’ve only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
- Africa, East Africa
- Countries:
- Ethiopia
- Sector
:
We have seven priority sectors. However, we continue to invest outside these sectors, largely in the most challenging regions, as new investment supporting any sector helps to underpin the private sector, and create jobs and livelihoods for people.
- Food and agriculture
- Investment type
:
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund:
- Ninety One Africa Credit Opportunities Fund (Investec)
- Fund Manager:
- Investec Asset Management
- Start date
:
For direct investments, this is the date British International Investment committed capital to the business or project.
For funds, this is the date that British International Investment committed capital to the fund.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
- March 2020
- Domicile
:
This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
- Ethiopia
